Belgrave Harriers Explained

Belgrave Harriers
Type:	Athletic club
Location:	Wimbledon, London &<br>Battersea Park, Wandsworth
Activities:	Road running Cross country running Track and field Racewalking

Belgrave Harriers, founded in October 1887, is an athletics club in Britain, with headquarters located in Wimbledon, close to Wimbledon Common. As of February 2013, they had the most successful record in the history of the British Athletics League, with 11 titles.^[1]

In the early days, the clubs's administrative headquarters were at the Kings Arms public house in Belgravia, central London, and races were held along the Embankment of the River Thames and also over the common lands south of London, particularly on Wimbledon Common. These days, Belgrave's home track is located at the Millennium Arena, Battersea Park and club members, known as 'Belgravians', train there on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

Belgrave Harriers compete in track and field, road running, racewalking and cross country events, and have traditionally drawn their members from South London and Surrey, but in recent decades have athletes from all over the United Kingdom and overseas.

Belgrave Harriers' most successful period lasted from the 1920s to the 1950s, but the 21st century saw a resurgence, and they have won 29 national championships in this period on the road, in cross-country and on the track. In 2013, however, they announced their withdrawal from the British Athletics League due to a shortage of necessary volunteer officials.^[1]

The club's membership contains several of Britain's leading athletes, including Olympic silver medallist and World Champion Phillips Idowu, Goldie Sayers, Dwain Chambers, William Sharman and Chicago Marathon winner Paul Evans.

Team honours

Track and field

Men

• European Champion Clubs Relays: 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x400m and 4x800m 1999
• British Athletics League Division One (Premier Division): 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
• British Athletics League Gold Cup: 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
• British Athletics League Golden Jubilee Cup: 2002, 2003

Women

• British Athletics League Golden Jubilee Cup: 2002, 2003

Cross Country

Men

• National Cross Country Championship: 1935, 1939, 1946, 1948, 2004.
• National Cross Country Relay Championship: 2003, 2007

Road racing

Men

• AAA National 6-Stage Road Relay: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
• AAA National 12-Stage Road Relay (London to Brighton 1924-1965): 1934, 1935, 1936, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009
• AAA 5 km: 2006
• AAA 10 km: 2003
• AAA Half-Marathon: 2002, 2004, 2007
• AAA Marathon: 1996

Women

• AAA 10 km: 2006
• AAA Marathon: 2004

Racewalking

Men

• RWA 20 miles: 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1938, 1939, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1970
• RWA 50 km: 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
• RWA 20 km: 1968, 1969, 1973, 1979
• RWA 10 miles: 1947, 1948, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1982, 1984

Notable athletes

Olympians

Athlete	Country	Events	Olympics	Medals
			1932
			1948
			1948
			1948
			1956, 1960
			1972, 1976
			1992, 1996
	,		1992, 2000
			1992, 1996, 2000
			2000, 2004
			2000, 2012
			2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
			2004
			2004, 2008, 2012
			2024

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. News: Hart. Simon. Belgrave Harriers' men's team to bow out of British Athletics League due to lack of volunteers. 1 October 2013. The Daily Telegraph. 4 February 2013.